High Roads
Part Two: The highest known roads in Great Britain.
Rankings			Metres	Feet*	Rd no	Road name	Location/road between	OSGB grid coordinates	Source	Remarks	Top
Section 2.5: Yellow through roads over 500m
GB	Scotland	Wales
1			627m	2056'		Harthope*	St John's Chapel - Langton Beck	NY 863 351	OS-SH	Equal highest tarred through road in England (with A689)	=3
2	1		626m	2054'		Bealach na Bá** (aka Pass of the Cattle)	Tornapress - Applecross	NG 775 423	GBR	Highest yellow road in Scotland	4
3			609m	1999'		Black Hill*	Nenthead - Coalcleugh	NY 794 444	OS-SH		5
4			607m	1992'		Swinhope Head**	Westgate - Newbiggin	NY 898 332	OS-SH		7
5			c600m			Nunnery Hill*	Nenthead - Garrigill	NY 769 426	OS-C	SH591 (1" SH1940') 200m to SW	9
6			589m	1934'		Bardale Head*	Hawes - Buckden	SD 861 842	OS-SH	SH 587 on side rd nearby	10
7			569m			Shivery Hill**	Allenheads - Coalcleugh	NY 815 458	OS-C	On 1:25K; imm NE of SH568 on 1:50K (1" SH1865)	12
			(c566m)	(c1857')		(Okement Hill*)	(Okehampton Ranges loop rd)	SX 603 877	OS-SH	Army rd, de facto open to public; was tarred (& yellow on 1" map), but now broken tar/poor gravel; included for interest, but not counted as "scoring". SH is next to rd.
8		1?	c550m	(1778')		Gospel Pass**	Hay on Wye - Capel y ffin	SO 235 351	OS-C	SHs 542 & 1778 look to be SE of highest point, which on the 1:25K map is virtually on the 550m contour. Is this, not the Bwlch-y-Groes, the highest road in Wales? Side rds below Hay Bluff not treated separately	16
9	2		549m			Ben Lawers Road**	Bridge of Balgie - Loch Tay	NN 594 415	OS-SH	On 1:25K map	13
10		2?	545m	1790'		Bwlch-y-Groes**	Dinas Mawddwy - Llanuwchllyn	SH 913 232	OS-SH	Long claimed as the highest road in Wales - but is it?	14
11			544m	1785'		The Fleak**	Askrigg - Reeth	SD 964 940	OS-SH		15
12			539m	1769'		Scarsike Head*	Lintzgarth - Westgate	NY 910 413	OS-SH		17
13			537m	1731'		Galloway Gate**	Dent Station - Garsdale Station	SD 786 893	OS-SH		18
14			536m	1760'		Currick**	Allenheads - Lintzgarth	NY 871 450	OS-SH		19
15			536m	1758'		Tan Hill**	Brough - Reeth	NY 899 068	OS-SH	Close to Britain's highest pub	20
16	3		(>533m)	>1750'		Garrow**	Kenmore - Amulree	NN 808 418	OS-C	On 1" map rd crosses 1750' contour; SHs 1712' &529m are below summit	22
17		3	531m	1743'		Ffrith Dôl-y-moch**	Bronaber - Llanuwchllyn	SH 783 333	OS-SH		23
18			526m	1726'		Buttertubs Pass**	Hawes - Muker	SD 867 955	OS-SH	1:25K has another SH 526 100m to SW	25
19			524m	1718'		Race Head**	Lintzgarth - St John's Chapel	NY 884 405	OS-SH		=26
20			515m	1677'		The Stang**	Reeth - Barnard Castle	NZ 018 067	OS-SH		34
=21		4	>510m	>1650'		Blorenge*	N of Blaenavon	SO 263 107	OS-C	SH 508 on OS 1:25K but rd crosses 510m contour twice	35
=21			>510m	>1650'		Dane Head*	Link road A53 - A54, nr Buxton	SK 028 703	OS-C	On 1:25K, rd touches 510m contour	40
23		5	509m	1671'		Bryn y Fedwen** (aka Dylife)	Staylittle - Machynlleth	SN 837 951	OS-SH		36
			(c509m)			(Thirl Moor, Otterburn**)	(Byrness - Coquetdale over ranges)	NT 797 076	OS-SH	SH by rd; de facto tarred public rd, white on map	37
24			508m	1667'		Cuthbert's Hill*	Blanchland - Lintzgarth	NY 934 452	OS-SH		38
25			c505m			Cat & Fiddle*	Yellow rd to ESE from A537	SK 003 717	OS-C	On 1:25K map, crosses 505m contour imm E of A537
26			503m	1652'		Park Rash**	Kettlewell - Carlton	SD 987 758	OS-SH		39
27		6	>500m			Hirnant Pass**	Bala - Lake Vyrnwy	SH 946 273	OS-C	On 1:25K, just crosses 500m contour at summit	=41
	4		(>500m)			(Kenknock**)	(Kenknock - Loch Lyon; private rd)	NN 450 388	OS-C	De facto tarred public rd, white on 1:50K map. On 1:25K map just crosses 500m contour	=41
28			c500m			Horseshoe Hill**	Stanhope - Blanchland	NY 990 444	OS-C	Road touches 500m contour on OS 1:25K. SH 499 100m SE